(Changes slug adding STAMPEDE) (Reuters) -Multiple casualties were feared after a barrier broke at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday,

Those injured were taken to the central hospital established in the Mela area. Relatives of many injured also reached there as did some senior administrative and police officials.

Multiple casualties were feared after a stampede-like incident broke out at a Hindu religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, India's The Hindu newspaper reported early hours,

A stampede has injured dozens of people as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. News agency Press Trust of India cited authorities who said injured people were sent to a hospital after the stampede early Wednesday.

Maha Kumbh stampede at Sangam during Mauni Amavasya draws millions, rare celestial alignment adds spiritual significance.

A stampede on Wednesday (Jan 29) at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people, with many more injured, a doctor at the Maha Kumbh festival told

A stampede-like incident occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Uttar Pradesh, India, leading to multiple feared casualties. The news, reported by The Hindu newspaper, highlights an unfortunate disruption at the renowned Hindu religious festival.

A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday.

Several people have been injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, a religious event that began earlier this month and that occurs every 12 years. The festival is the biggest religious event in the world,